1. vt.显示；露出　 allow or cause to be seen; display
2. vt.泄露；透露　 make known

　～ ambitions　暴露野心
　～ oneself　表明身份，讲出姓名
　～ quality　显示品格
　～ secret　泄露秘密
　～ true face　暴露真面目
　～ clearly　清楚地揭示
　～ daringly　勇敢地暴露出
　～ fluently　流畅地展现
　～ fully　充分显示
　～ painfully　痛苦地展现
　～ spaciously　宽广地暴露
　～ suddenly　突然透露
　～ vividly　清晰地暴露出
　～ as an honest man　发现某人是个诚实的人
　～ before　在…面前暴露
　～ a secret to sb　对某人泄露秘密

　The rising curtain revealed a countryside scene.　幕启时展现一幅农村景象。
　Her laugh revealed her even teeth.　她一笑露出了她那整齐的牙齿。
　The painting reveals the painter.　这幅画显示了这位画家的特色。
　These few words fully revealed her noble quality.　这寥寥数语充分显示了她的崇高品质。
　Their great weakness revealed itself during the discussion.　他们最大的弱点在讨论中暴露出来。
　He never revealed his identity.　他从未暴露自己的身份。
　Further investigation revealed the true facts.　进一步的调查揭露出事实的真相。
　They were not ready to reveal any details of the arrest.　他们不愿透露这次逮捕的任何细节。
　They told me not to reveal the secret.　他们要我不要把秘密泄露出去。
　One day the truth about these events will be revealed.　这些事件的真相总有一天会大白的。
　Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.　调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
　Research has revealed that he was a father of twelve children.　调查结果显示了他是一个有十二个孩子的父亲。
　She suddenly revealed that she was not married.　她突然透露她没有结婚。
　You made me reveal what you want to know.　你使我泄露了你想知道的秘密。
　We must ask you never to reveal what we are going to tell you.　我们要求你任何时候都别把我们要告诉你的事泄露出去。
　The official wouldn't reveal what decisions had been reached.　这位官员不肯透露作出什么决定。
　He had revealed who did the bad thing.　他透露了做这件坏事的主谋。
　These letters revealed him as an honest man.　这些信件表明他是一个诚实的人。
　Research has revealed the man (to be) a spy.　调查表明这个人是间谍。
　They revealed the man guilty.　他们透露那个人有罪。
　The document revealed her to be a conscientious employee.　文件表明她是一位勤恳的雇员。
　The answer was revealed right.　答案被发现是正确的。

 ♣ reveal to　(v.+prep.)
　向…透露　leak; disclose
　They revealed to me that the experiment had failed.　他们向我透露，试验失败了。
　She would not reveal her secret to anyone else except her mother.　除了她母亲外，她对谁都不愿意透露自己的秘密。
　The minister revealed the secret to me.　部长向我透露了秘密。

 ♣ reveal, betray, disclose, discover, divulge, expose
　这组词的共同意思是“揭露”“泄露”。其区别是：reveal指揭示迄今为止仍在保密状态的东西或启示超乎常人领悟能力的真理；discover指把原来已经存在，但未被发现、看见或理解的事物加以揭露；disclose侧重把事先未宣布或一直保密的事情公之于世；divulge侧重在公开场合不正当或背信弃义的泄露秘密或暴露隐私；betray指背约或辜负别人信任的告密，也指不自觉地泄密；expose揭露的对象一般是丑恶的、见不得人的，也可指把人或物暴露于不利地位。